The Dean Drive never dies

[james_davis_nicoll]

It just changes its name. The current version seems to be called asymmetrical electrostatic propulsion.

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Comments

[patrick_morris_miller]

Wonder if anyone tried to corner the septic tank market before that video went hot.

[kedamono]

Friends don't let friends make reactionless drives...

[neowolf2]

Young lady, in this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!

[oh6]

Plenty of propellantless propulsion concepts out there, they just involve some pretty hefty engineering.

I wonder what their opinion of Robert L. Forward was when he was still around? That most of his more exciting ideas only ever saw use in fiction might have offended them.

Their endless hunt for exploits makes me wonder about their work outside the field, as there any number of occupations well-suited to such a mindset.

[patrick_morris_miller]

I'm guessing most of them are gamers. And most of them cheat.

[sturgeonslawyer]

The Dean Drive isn't dead.

It just smells funny.

But ... didn't it always?

[(Anonymous)]

If you want to see a talk page full of kooks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Biefeld%E2%80%93Brown_effect

[hammercock]

When my eyes first skimmed over that image, they read "propantless propulsion" and I was like, "Hey, if you're into pantless propulsion, who am I to judge?"